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The original was posted on /r/youtubedrama by /u/FlowersByTheStreet on 2024-04-03 20:00:44.

Hello r/youtubedrama,

The last few months have found this subreddit surging in popularity, so the modteam here thought it would be a good idea to sort of check in with the community and reflect on how some things have been handled and how we intend on moving forward.

To start, there have been a number of stumbling blocks involved as our small team navigated some very sensitive material during a period of massive growth. For instance, the comments in the James Somerton thread (you know the one) should have been dealt with sooner and there were moments where we fell short in the handling of the Chuggaconroy allegations, and some inflection points in those developments could’ve had better care. In truth, at times it’s felt much more akin to individual games of whack-a-mole than a team standing on a united front and that’s ultimately an unhelpful approach. All this to say, we are working behind the scenes as a team to make this a better and safer community for everyone.

While we are working on making improvements, this is a good time to remind everyone of the rules that we have already:

  • Bigotry of any kind will not be tolerated.
  • Harassing others will not be tolerated.
  • Trolling (which includes low-effort comments) will not be tolerated.
  • Intentional misinformation will not be tolerated.
  • Posts should have at least some context to go along with them so we aren’t all scratching our heads.

And generally, just be cool. This is all on the sidebar in greater detail, but it bears repeating. And while this has not been a particularly massive problem, low-effort posts like memes or thinly-veiled funnels to someone’s youtube channel are also subject to removal. The volatile nature of this sub’s content may necessitate employing filters in an effort to help prevent brigading and harassment, with the intention of these being temporary measures.

This sub is meant to be a place to discover and discuss Youtube Drama, and we think is a valuable resource for navigating that information.

Finally, BrainyBiscuit is no longer part of the mod team and we would like to note that her views do not reflect our own. We wish her the best.

Thank you all for reading, and for helping to make this community a better place.